Lilly Center Hosts Aquatic Invasive Webinar, Offers Kits To Lake Associations

Keep Snow Clear For Mail Carriers

Letter carriers in northern Indiana will make their appointed rounds to deliver mail in the aftermath of the recent heavy snow. As they prepare to face the elements, the United States Postal Service requests help in clearing snow and ice from the approach to your mailbox.

Helen L. Vandermark

NORTH MANCHESTER – Helen L. Vandermark, 92, of North Manchester, died at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 18, 2012, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Helen L. Vandermark

NORTH MANCHESTER – Helen L. Vandermark, 92, of North Manchester, died at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 18, 2012, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Edward E. Springer

Edward E. Springer, 84, Claypool, died at 8:55 a.m. Feb. 3, 2012, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake.

Joe 'Fragile' Ray

NORTH WEBSTER – Joe “Fragile” Ray, 60, of Milford, died March 30, 2012, in his residence.

Joe 'Fragile' Ray

NORTH WEBSTER – Joe “Fragile” Ray, 60, of Milford, died March 30, 2012, in his residence.

County Demo Chair Kolbe To ‘Retire From Partisan Politics’

Kosciusko County Democratic Party Chairman David Kolbe has announced his plans to step aside in March.

YMCA To Host 9/11 Remembrance Activities

On Sept. 11, Kosciusko Community YMCA will host a memorial stair climb to honor the heroic efforts of first responders in the 2001 attacks.

K21 Health Foundation Awards $750,000 To Joe’s Kids

The K21 Health Foundation recently awarded $750,000 in grant funding to Joe’s Kids to lead the way in support of the purchase, renovation and expansion for the new Joe’s Kids location at 1692 W. Lake St., Warsaw.

Budget Deal Isn't Very Impressive

Frankly, I'm a little bothered about this whole federal budget deal. I'm not very happy with the Democrats.And I'm fully disillusioned with the Republicans. Lawmakers stuck their moistened index fingers into the political wind and acted accordingly. They knew that education was on the minds of the American people so they rushed in with proposals to hire 100,000 new teachers and modernize 5,000 schools. The Republicans gave Clinton and the Demos the teachers but refused to pass the $5 billion to modernize the 5,000 schools. Of course this makes Republicans anti-education, you see, which is what Clinton and the Demos will tell us all the way to Nov.3, which is election day, by the way. But if you remember last week's column, you will note that the Republican-led Congress passed a whole bunch of education initiatives.

Red Alerts Causing Overreactions

Ever since the 9/11 tragedy, we seem to have this penchant for overreaction. A couple things reminded me of that this week. First, there was the evacuation of Fort Wayne International Airport. A suspicious metal case was found in a bathroom at the airport. Airport security staff was told there was an aluminum case in a restroom in the boarding area. An X-ray showed the case had numerous electric wires inside. Security staff called the Fort Wayne PD's bomb squad and evacuated people in the boarding area and passengers in two planes. The bomb squad determined the device inside the case was a handheld video game. The passengers were allowed to return to the planes after about a 40-minute delay.Other passengers were kept out of the boarding area until police thoroughly checked out the area. No word on whether the kid came back to claim his Gameboy¨.I wonder if he flew off and left it or if he was on the way home.Either way, I bet he (or she) is bummed.

Council Tells KDI It's Up To Commissioners To Approve Funding

Roger Moynahan's pitch to secure funding for an enhanced economic development system, namely a full-time director and staff, through Kosciusko Development Inc.was thrown back by the county council Thursday. "It's up to the county commissioners," said Harold Jones, council president."We're not going to make a motion that the commissioners take a stance.We've done that before and gotten our hand slapped." Moynahan presented a Columbus newspaper article about Kosciusko County, "the state's economic development flagship," and an Indiana Economic Development Corp.graphic showing five expansion-retention projects, and the attraction of four new county businesses. KDI had a hand in these developments. Moynahan, the outgoing KDI chairman, has approached the council and commissioners repeatedly, for more than a year, to secure additional funding.

UAC Flooding Into US Puzzling

OK, this whole immigration thing where tens of thousands of Unaccompanied Alien Children are flooding into the US is just a little weird.

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Third Quarter Blues Doom Warriors

GOSHEN - The curse continues. For the fifth straight year, the Wawasee Warriors did not have what it took to win the Goshen Holiday Tournament, losing in the opening round to Goshen 64-48 Friday in the semifinals. Goshen used a big third quarter to open up a close game, and take control. The Redskins hit for 24 points in the third, while allowing the Warriors only 11. Goshen junior Jon Swartz was on fire nailing four of five shots and two free throws for 11 of his game-high 19 points in that period. The real key for the Redskins was free throw shooting. Both teams hit 20 field goals in the game, but Goshen went to the line 27 times, hitting 22 of those, while Wawasee stepped up only five times, hitting only three.There lies the difference of the game. The game seemed to start in the traditional Goshen slow down fashion.

Tigers Kick Off Sectional With Win

COLUMBIA CITY - The Warsaw girls soccer team brought home a victory and moved one step closer to a sectional title after defeating Columbia City 2-1 Monday. Columbia City scored the first point and took the initial lead with 26:46 left in the first half. Columbia City's Rachel Peppler gained possession deep in her own territory and earned an assist on a breakaway pass.Kristen Davisson nailed the goal for the Eagles to put Columbia City up 1-0. "We use the first half of the match to measure the other team and wear them down," said Warsaw coach Brent Wildman."Our goal was to wear them down and take away their speed." At the half, the score remained 1-0 in Columbia City's favor, but Warsaw was poised for a comeback. While the first half of the game was characterized by many of short, quick passes, the pace of the game changed in the second half of the game.Fewer passes that covered a greater distance set the tone for the second half of the game.

Letters to the Editor 05-24-2006

- Erosion Control Erosion Control Editor, Times-Union: We applaud the Kosciusko County Commissioners for taking a first step when they approved an amendment to the county's erosion control ordinance that was badly needed. This recent action is only part of the equation.Our county officials are tardy in fully realizing their responsibility for the land around our lakes.Our lakes, by statute, belong to the State of Indiana and its people.It is the state's responsibility to assure these recreational assets are available to all.It is, on the other hand, county government's responsibility to carefully manage land development around each lake to assure lake viability-local control, not state control.Managed land use development, or lack of it, falls on county officials.

Autopsy Results Expected To Be Six-Week Wait

Kaelie Cusick's body was scheduled for reinterment this morning after another autopsy was completed to pinpoint a cause of death. The 4-year-old, who died Aug.12, 1996, is suspected to have died as a result of injuries inflicted upon her by her stepmother, Sherrie Cusick.The 33-year-old Cromwell woman is charged with murder in connection with the child's death.The charges were filed after two experts determined that Kaelie did not suffer a broken neck as originally assumed. Results could take as long as four to six weeks and a press conference will be called to announce the findings. A pediatric forensic pathologist and a forensic radiologist both reviewed X-rays and other information compiled by law enforcement officials and the two concurred that Kaelie likely died from blunt force trauma to the head and possibly was strangled. Kaelie's death was initially ruled accidental, but no mode of death was ever noted on her death certificate.

Hoffert Says Tandy Left Legacy That Will Be Difficult To Match

Outgoing?Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees President?Jennifer Tandy left a legacy that will be hard to replace, according to Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert.